Genetic variations put youth at higher risk for lifetime of tobacco addiction July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with lifelong nicotine addiction, according ... | |
Enzyme key to 'sister act' that maintains genome stability July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Keeping the genome stable is a "sister act" of matched chromatids – the pairs of the double helix DNA molecule that exist during the chromosome duplication in the S phase of the cell cycle. | |
Herceptin targets breast cancer stem cells July 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A gene that is overexpressed in 20 percent of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem cells, the cells that fuel a tumor's growth and spread, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive ... | |
Researchers reveal types of genes necessary for brain development July 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University have successfully completed a full-genome RNAi screen in neurons, showing what types of genes are necessary for brain development. Details of the screen and ... | |
 Common mutations linked to common obesity in Europeans July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Scientists have discovered two common genetic mutations in people of European ancestry, which affect the production of several hormones controlling our appetite. The mutations have a significant effect on ... | |
 Researchers identify new targets for RNAs that regulate genes July 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Tiny strands of genetic material called RNA – a chemical cousin of DNA – are emerging as major players in gene regulation, the process inside cells that drives all biology and that scientists seek to control ... | |
15 human genomes each week July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has sequenced the equivalent of 300 human genomes in just over six months. The Institute has just reached the staggering total of 1,000,000,000,000 letters of genetic code that will be ... | |
Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed as 'gene' count tops 30 June 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over thirty. The research, published today in the journal Nature Genetics, ... | |
Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors June 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins. | |
Lack of fragile X and related gene fractures sleep June 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Lack of both the fragile X syndrome gene and one that is related could account for sleep problems associated with the disorder, which is the common cause of inherited mental impairment, said a consortium of researchers led ... | |
NYU biologists show how eye's neurons switch functions during metamorphosis June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at New York University's Center for Developmental Genetics report that the photoreceptors in an insect's eye can change their traditional functions during metamorphosis. The study appears in the most recent issue ... | |
Our genome changes over lifetime, Johns Hopkins experts say June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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May explain many 'late-onset' diseases
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Newly identified role for 'power plants' in human cells could lead to targeted therapies June 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists have determined that human cells are able to shift important gene products into their own mitochondria, considered the power plants of cells. The finding could eventually lead to therapies for dozens of diseases. | |
Eczema in infancy may be linked to cat ownership in those with a specific gene mutation June 24, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A gene mutation and cat exposure at birth may increase a child's risk of developing eczema during their first year according to a study published in PLoS Medicine this week. Researchers led by Professor Hans Bisgaard ... | |
New paradigm for cell-specific gene delivery June 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from Northwestern University and Texas A & M University have discovered a new way to limit gene transfer and expression to specific tissues in animals. In studies to determine how plasmids enter the nuclei of ... | |
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